The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-20

Dcu, uOHcy. ue UTlDtTiuIlu SUI tiluVi-
latin fur de Kunnel an me, an trberatin'
fur dat tree connad game OBJ lub De
Kunncl an me we got de bigges' shere ut
fus'. He name dat pup de Duke OBJ Eden.
bug, an 'claar, chile, SPARED of'en
OBJ eber gittin' i'm raised up ter de
ycahs OBJ descrushon 'Peared like he
jis' gwne dig up lie hole plantation
an chaw de souf side out OBJ de town en-
spite OBJ us! But me AM de Kunnul stuck
ter um, an de shine dat de Kunnul tuck ter
dat pup hit neber glib out. l claar, some
times ct seem like de Kunnul sot mo- sto
| by dc Duke dan he own soul
Well, one day de Duke got pizen somewhat
an como home er whizzcn. ! ncbcr sec
sech runnin'i He eyes dcy wuz stickin' out
an dey wuz green, an he struck err circle
| en- de front ya'd an en- er minnet dat ya'd
hit jes' seem ter bile. He run ser fas' he
eyelids wuz blowcd rite back onter dc
forred an he yeas look mo'en two foot
long an de hole pup bout ten foot. Dc
kunnul he wuz wiz; but 1t wuz no use, dat
pup Jes' KEEPER whizzin' en- dat circle, wuth
de air full OBJ dirt an shrubs an roots an
leaves, twell he strike or focus III de mid
die an drap. Den we po'ed melted lard
down Tim an rubbed i'm all obber wuth
camfah, an l mos sho' de Kunnul he cried
dat night an nussed um, an de nex' day
dat pup dug up hole bed OBJ injgons down
in de truck patch an cyarried Miss Myra's
bes' bonnet out an buried ct en- de garden
But de Kunnul he jis' laff he ser glad dat
Duke OBJ Edenbu'g well ergn.
Well, little while aftah dat de Duke fell
inter de ciste'n. Dat wuz er tribulation sho
nuff. De Kunnul run mos distract dat
night. Et wuz pow'ful da'k, an he ser
ce'tain dat pup gwine drown he jis' rip er
boa'd off de fence an slide down hit inter
de ciste'n. neber furgit datl / ser scat
jis' drop onter my knees by de mouf OBJ
dat da'k dungeons caborn an pray fur de
Lawd ter sabe dat pup, an'-an'-de Kun
null Well, He did, dough ct wuz ser da'k
1 couldn' see how de myracle am did.
Den tereckly aftah dat de Duke he got de
insects an de scratches, an de Kunnul tell
me ter plastah um with buttah an red per-
supity. l done hit; but, honey, doan yo'
eDer do ct wuth dat pup OBJ yo'n, caise two
days aftah l plastd de Duke der wuzn' er
iibin' hair on um but he eyewunkers! He
de mos sta'tlin' loolzin' creetah yo' cher
see' De fus' time he come up ter me aftah
dat er blinkn' he eyes an wagglin' he hair
less tail jes' tuck ter my heels, an all
King Gawg's oxen couldn' aheld me!
But de Duke he blossom out aftah dat he
grow de fines crop of hair oh any beas' en-
dem pawts, an wen he git ter er yeah ole
he highs big as er OK. De Kunnul jis' sot
he eyes by 'um, an Miss Myra she mighty
tuck with um, fur dat Duke he jes' ma ch
roun' with 'er uvery wha' as If herown 'cr
en- de hole ya'th. But he didn' like Marse
Willum an he like Mar Sc David, an dat de
fus' triberlation en- dat lub game. Befo' he
got growed up he jes' pay no 'tention ter it,
but aftah he get raircd up ter de yeahs OBJ
descreeshun, clasr, / belieb he talk mo-
inte'st ell it dan de old Mistess, AM l tell
ye she pow'ful pestered bout it, tgC t-
Yo' see, honey, dat game hit git hottah
an hottah all de time; hit jis' seem
nip an tuck, nip and tuck, twix'
dem two sprucious young chaps. De
old Mistess an he Kunnul dey kin'er
lean odes Marse William, hit seem ter me,
spec caise he folks ser rich an come
uppity, but Miss Myra tink she take jis'
leetle dc mos ter Marse David, dough, 1
claar, belieb dat chile like dem chaps ser
had she jes' breakn' her hat caise she
can not myarry um bofe!
Well, de Duke he jis' keep tahin' mo- an
mo- inte'est en- de scrape, twell aftah while
hit git ser bad dat wen 1t come Marse
Willum's tun ter visit Miss Myra en- de
ebenin', we hab ter chain i'm in de back
yard ter keep i'm fun eatin' Marse Willum
up. But Wien hit come Marse David's tu'n
dat dawg jes' roll en- de flower beds, IAN
ba'k an cave an jump. .onter Marse David
an lick he hams an face like all persessed,
am dat make hit powfu had an tribe ria
cious fur Miss Myru.
Den one cbenin' notis' Marse David he
come down de big steps an go way mighty
yarley, an wen 90 en- de house see Miss
Myra look awful white an trubbled like,
an tink ter myself now Marse Willum
goin' ter win,' an feel pow'ful bad bout
dat caise cewnt hep likin' Marse David
de bes' no way.
Den Marse David he quit comm, an we
hab ter keep dat Duke jis' chained up all
de while caiss he iis' git viii. But Miss
berry ofen elder, an pears like ebery ting
goin' crossways in dat house.
Well, one ebenin' dat lub game hit come
ter er teetotal 'rup.ion. Et happen de night
de stage come en- fun Chalston an de Kun
null sont me in fur de mail. l min ct wuz
moonlight, an met Marse Willum goin'
toa'des de Kunnul's, an TO- long l met
Marse David goin' kin'er dat way, too
But, chile, doan' yo' neber mistrus' but
what tings wuz upset some wen git back
ter dat house ergin! De Duke he jis' went
clean out oh he senses hit pears dat night
wien Marse Willum come, an tore an
rayed an broke he chain an como rite
roun' inter de front yad lik er wounded
lion, an wien come he WIZ layin' da' on
de walk wuth er bullet hole fro he brain,
an Marse Willum wuz tallsin' at de
top OBJ he voice, an de Kun
nul wuz cha'gin' an yellin' dat he
goin' ter murder i'm fur killin' de
Duke, an Miss Myra wuz cryin' an ole Mis-
tess or screamln'. 1 neber see de like 'fo'
ner since. l clar belieb de Kunnul take
Marse Willum's life rite den an da' only
fur Miss Myra an ole Mistess cryin' an
holdin' um back twell Marse Willum make
or big sweepin' bow an walk out de gate.
Den de Kunnul he jes' drap rite down on
he knees ober dat Duke an Cry an fon' le i'm
like he er dead chile. neb,r spec ter see
do like ergln l jis' went rite away fun
da', an nebcr bat ary eye with sleep dat
Dressed night fun triberlatin' bout dat lub
mess an de Kunnups trubble.
But mex mawnin tings wuz no bettah;
de Kunnul he jis' wil' an hornety IS il he
haint CIR sign OBJ or head on he body. He
gwine persecoot Marse Willum, he say,
git Marse David tor do ct! Miss Myra an
de ole Mistess dey fit ergin dat like all
compassion, but de Kunnul jes mach away
aftah Marse David spite OBJ um.
Well, went erlong with lin case feerd
something goin' happen i'm, but lam, he doan
keer wha' / is he ser tuck up bout dat per-
secootin' Marse David he jes' been United
ter de bar oh de law an hab no case yit
but he say he sorry but he cawnt dc, dis fur
de Kunnul. Den de Kunnul jls jump clare
off de hau'le He want fight Marse David